Briggs, David: Set me as a seal


Set me as a seal (1938)

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm:
for love is strong as death.
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it:
for love is strong as death.

Words: from Song of Solomon 8 vv. 6–7
Music: William Walton (1902–83)